CURRENT MISSION

Wilderness!

ABOUT ME

I have just completed an amazing Masters in Sweden in Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability. Over 31 countries were represented in the course, which made the experience an immensely rich and diverse one. Before coming to Sweden I worked collectively on setting up a city-wide local currency in Bristol (UK) called The Bristol Pound. This was to create a positive more sustainable alternative for the cities communities and businesses. My main passions, as I'm sure you have gathered, is in sustainable development and addressing systems that can reconnect us to the environment. I am a huge lover of the outdoors and have traveled since I was young. I love meeting and working with people from all over the world and couchsurfing has been a big part in enabling this for me.

I am also a qualified Holistic Deep Tissue Masseuse and thoroughly enjoy my practice working with so many different people. I love that I have the ability to heal and am always keen to learn more. I also have a huge passion for plants and herbal medicine. Having completed an intermediate course in Herbal Medicine, I love incorporating this old knowledge into my everyday life and teaching others where I can.

My main love is being outdoors! Whether its Surfing, snowboarding, skiing or mountain- biking, this is where I'm at my happiest! I love to climb and walk and sing. I am a keen traveler and have been lucky enough to already have seen some amazing parts of our planet. I am always excited about discovering new places, learning what there is to learn and meeting new and wonderful people!

PHILOSOPHY

To make the most of everything that comes my way, to live life to the full and take every experience as a lesson.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have done a fair bit of couch surfing all very positive experiences. I have been hosted in different parts of Turkey, France, Spain, Corsica, Denmark. I have also hosted various lovely people from all over the world when I was living in the town of Falmouth on the South Cornish Coast. All of these experiences I have been grateful for, I have made some fantastic friends and shared some pretty special moments.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have been part of the Couchsurfing community since I was 18, so almost ten years! I have had some fantastic experiences and am continuously grateful for what CSurfing offers. Every experience I have had, reminds me how important it is to have global networks and communities that allow us to meet like-minded people from diverse cultures. I look forward to continuing this incredible journey with this international community!

Interests

Yoga, Herbal medicine, Cooking, Growing, learning languages, massage, Writing, Ecophsychology, singing, reading, surfing, skiing, snowboarding, mountain biking, climbing, kayaking, laughing, smiling, sharing, traveling.. and i'm always up for trying new and exciting things!

• writing
• singing
• environment
• dining
• cooking
• yoga
• reading
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• kayaking
• surfing
• skiing
• snowboarding
• rock climbing
• languages
• medicine

Music, Movies, and Books

Folk music, world music, gypsy balkan beats, reggae, .. and lots of singing around a fire with whiskey and ale!
Thomas Hardy (I'm a classical English lady :)
David Abram- The Spell of the Sensuous, Becoming Animal

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

MSLS- Masters in Sweden with people from 32 countries x
Swam with turtles in Indonesia,
Setting up a local currency in Bristol!
Surfed across Bali,
Hiked in the Himalayas in the monsoon,
Dived in the beautiful reefs of Thailand,
Nursed baby turtles in Indonesia,
Rode an elephant bare back in Thailand,
Lived in a van for over a year, traveling between sustainable communities in Europe,
There are too many to list and i am grateful for them all.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love to share stories, especially if it is over a cup of tea or coffee.
I also love to cook and am always excited to learn and share new recipes. I'm passionate about conversations that mean a lot to people, so if you are passionate about a subject, whatever it is, I'm excited to listen and to learn.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Brazil, Cambodia, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

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